The Timbers Restaurant

I am ashamed to say that I have passed by this little gem at least 100 times when I travel, and I’ve never given them a chance. This place is awesome!!! It’s rustic, quaint, up-north-y, and just what you’d picture a locally owned rural restaurant to deliver. DO NOT pass this place!!! The staff was so kind to us, the food was delicious (pizza and comfort foods, mostly). I was absolutely thrilled and surprised at how much I enjoyed this little rustic hideout. They also promote and carry several local breweries. Great dessert menu also.

I HIGHLY recommend visiting this restaurant! Besides the food being absolutely delicious the staff was OUTSTANDING! Ashley, our server, was on it! She payed attention to the food allergies. Made recommendations. While we ate and finished a dish the staff was on it and removed the finished dishes. I've only ever experienced this quality of service in Mexico City at a high end restaurant. The Timbers staff dederves a KUDOS! The next time we're in Cadillac, we will make a call.

This a wonderful place with excellent service, heck the waiter even brought over two 3oz samples of local brews to try prior to ordering. Now I have a weakness for blackened prime rib which usually does not serve until 4:30, but since we were early he talked to the chef and they were more than happy to accommodate! Absolutely Wonderful! Prices are reasonable and really enjoyed celebrating my wife’s birthday a day early, highly recommend!!!

My expectations were based on the reviews I saw online and boy did they come through on the delivery. The steak was outstanding and tender AF for coming out of this place I was amazed. Service was on point as well. Stopped here on the way back from traverse city and will now make a point to stop here regularly when possible. Great job everyone working as a team and it shines through.

Very cute spot within Cadillac area. Looked busy but they had so much seating available. We were sat right away, ordered quickly, and our food came out in like 10 mins easily. Such quick and delicious food. Friendly staff. Lots of good options. Felt homemade and original.

We tried to go here a few weeks back, but didn’t realize it was homecoming and it was an hour wait for a table. We came back this week, and were very happy with the experience. We were seated right away. Our server was a friendly & energetic. Once we ordered, our food came out with beautiful presentation. We eat out a lot and I can say that the plate was probably one of the best looking dishes that I’ve seen in a long g time! The restaurant was busy, but you didn’t notice it in quality of waitstaff or food. We didn’t walk away disappointed or hungry!

Place was just mediocre. Maybe partly because it was late? We ordered the New York strip with baked potato & a seafood plate. Steak wasn’t very tender, baked potato wasn’t fully done and side salad was more like chewing grass than having a refreshing bite. Whitefish was mushy, the batter on the shrimp was too thick. And for a supposedly good restaurant? The tarter sauce should be homemade, not that generic, pre-made sweet pickle stuff. Try making it with dill. Best part of the meal was the coleslaw, that was on point! JS, When you pay good money for a meal? It should be delicious, not left on the plate.

We were glad we stopped and gave Timbers a shot. We had heard of Timbers for some reason, so we thought let's try it. Boy were we glad we did. The outside does not scream "great place" but the staff and food will outshine any hesitation you have on the outside decor. The inside was rustic and to go with the name, lumber oriented. The place was not that busy when we stopped, thus we had zero wait. We were seated at a high top for four. The place has high tops, regular tables and booths for your normal dining experience. They also have a full bar as well. The only downside in my opinion were the bathrooms. The staff, especially our waitress was extremely nice and helpful with our food choices. Her recommendations were all a hit with us and we appreciated her willing to tell us which items were good, beyond "everything" is good comment. We shared the "Water's Edge Platter", which was a wonderful assortment of things to include grilled shrimp, deep fried shrimp, baked white fish covered in seasoning and Alfredo, fettuccine Alfredo and the vegetable of the day, which was asparagus. The dish is $25 but we split it based on our waitress's recommendation. Each plate came out with basically the exact same thing and we were most pleased we split it as it was more than enough to split. The white fish was seasoned really good and the alfredo sauce made the flavors so creamy. The grilled shrimp were done to perfection and the seasoning was just strong enough but not too much to overpower any of the shrimp taste. The deep fried shrimp was very tasty, especially with the shrimp sauce. The fettuccine Alfredo was extremely good and the Alfredo was some of the best we have had. Our waitress said the food is all prepared by culinary chefs and it's easily believable. The asparagus was a bit mushy but very tasty and complimented the plate well. The hard roll was a bit too hard for my taste but I ate it without too much complaint. Ok, now for the dessert! The caramel brownie cheesecake is a definite must even if you're full. The first bit was an absolute bite of heaven. Each additional bite made your eyes roll back and made you thankful you ordered it. Highly recommended. Thanks to our waitress. Definitely worth the $7! We went by Timbers on our way home and it was busier than during out visit, which was not a big surprise. If you're in the area, it's worth a stop.